Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened?


Curious as to the demise and downfall of the seemingly short lived linear tracking TT.
Just from a geometry point of view I would have thought a linear arm should be superior to one with a fixed pivot that sweeps through an arc.
Obviously there is much more to it than that, sort of the reason for this thread.
I am genuinely interested in trying one out for myself as well.
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I may experiment with a linear tracker at some stage but it will NOT be with pump and airline et al.

Quite a few other options from what I have learned from this thread which I am very glad I started as it has opened my eyes to a lot of ideas and information.
Thank you all for that so far.
uberwaltz
I may experiment with a linear tracker at some stage but it will NOT be with pump and airline et al.

I understand. Recognize as well , that if a linear tracker person is running in audiophile mode, the pump and airline can become an audiophile journey in itself, with different pumps and tweaks. Now myself, I deal with air, water and oil pumps in my car and boat hobbies, so an air pump is second nature to me. With that, myself I have not been in audiophile mode for probably two years now. All of I have done with vinyl is clean the cart and records. But I do enjoy talking tech in this frigid weather.  

Frigid weather... lol
Guess I am now one of the soft spoiled southerners as it is 78 degrees here in North East Florida today.
I will say, the Trans-Fi Terminator arm is VERY reliable and does not have concerns regarding the air supply.  I have one and never had any issues because of the type of pump used.  It does sound extraordinarily good for the money and stays the way it's setup.  You sometimes have to recenter the carriage if it veers too far to one side--a 2 second adjustment.
uberwaltz
Guess I am now one of the soft spoiled southerners as it is 78 degrees here in North East Florida today.


uberwaltz 
Your weather and your dollar exchange are just well....... not fair.
My older neighbor is a snowbird. The summers must get unbearable ?
The only healthy thing about the ridiculous dollar exchange;  is it killed any desire to browse at stuff south of the border.